Trainings conducted in Moldova in 2006

There were three trainings conducted in Moldova in 2006:

15 practitioner psychologists who work in governmental or non-governmental community centres took part in the training "Diagnosis and Psychological Rehabilitation of the Abused Child" (10 persons - from Chisinau and 5 persons from the regions: Balti, Orhei, Causeni, Stefan-Voda and Singerei towns).

The training program lasted 24 hours (within 3 days - from 31st of July till 2nd of August).
The following objectives were achieved within the training:
• Accessible and structured teaching of theoretical aspects related to the diagnosis and psychological rehabilitation of the abused child;
• Showing work methods, techniques and tools specific to child abuse cases;
• Practicing work techniques with abused children (interview with the abused child, psycho-drama, symbol-drama, relaxation techniques and exercises aimed at regaining psycho-emotional balance);
• Teaching participants the educational game "On the way home" aimed at primary prevention of child abuse.
A questionnaire for assessing long-term impact of the training was developed and implemented following the training. Psychologists who participated in the training said that, three months after the training, they assisted 2-3 cases of abuse on average, trying to apply the diagnosis and rehabilitation algorithm they have learnt at the training. Particularly, they appreciate the fact that the psychological techniques they have learnt are useful in their work with all children at risk and that the educational game "On the way home" was showed itself very well at the level o primary prevention of human rights abuse.

 

Training for teachers

On the 7th and 8th of October 24 social teachers who work in governmental or non-governmental community centres took part in the training "Prevention of Child Maltreatment. Yearly Identification and Re-socialisation of Children at Risk": 15 persons from Chisinau and 9 persons from the regions (Balti city, Chiscareni village, Stefan-Voda town, Pirlita village, Causeni town). Participants in the training benefited from a 16-hour professional training in the field of child abuse prevention and the Re-socialisation Curriculum in cases of child maltreatment, developed by NCCAP experts in 2006, was introduced. Within the seminar, participants were acquainted with the educational game "On the way home" that was introduced with a view to being used in the process of primary child abuse prevention. Each participant got a set of informative materials in the field of child maltreatment.

 

The training "Towards a Preventive Attitude on Family Violence", 8 trainings on the whole, 15 hours each (from the 19th of June till 11th of August) was organized for family doctors in different regions of Chisinau city. It was carried out in partnership with the Health Department of Chisinau municipality and support of Medecin du Monde, Greece. 202 family doctors benefited from professional information and training on the whole (40% from the total number of family doctors in Chisinau). The training program contained general aspects of child abuse, legal regulations in cases of child maltreatment and reporting procedures, differentiated diagnosis in cases of abuse.